Dancing in the Street

So, I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that a lot of people have done this. You may be thinking that I'm completely crazy and I'm not going to disagree with you, but what I'm talking about is pretty common and I know you've done it. Now I'm talking about 'regular' dancing like you'd see in Footloose.



Speaking of Footloose, I've heard so many references to that movie lately and I'm not sure why. Don't get me wrong I'm all about Kevin Bacon and dancing, but everytime it's on it drives me crazy, I really can't stand to watch it. Perhaps it something to do with the fact that the hard dancing scenes it's not Kevin Bacon, but some stunt double pretending to be Kevin Bacon. Also speaking of Kevin Bacon, my friend Andrea and I saw him outside my building a few months back with his wife, well actually I can verify that I saw their backs, while Andrea saw the front of them AND their backs. Turns out, they are really skinny in real life, how skinny you ask? Well, if you can imagine Mick Jagger, but only skinnier that's Kevin Bacon. His wife Kyra Sedgwick, however, is more normal looking, still skinny, but not as skinny as Kevin.

I am particularly interested in how there isn't a day goes by where I'm doing 'the dance' with people on the street. 'The Dance' my friends, is where you walk on the sidewalk and are heading in a direction, whether that be north, south, east or west, and then someone else, probably and usually a stranger, (maybe a friend, but that's not the point I'm trying to make) is walking in the opposite direction of you and both of you are walking on an intercept course. You keep walking assuming that the other guy is going to move, I mean why wouldn't they, I was there first! As you get closer and closer you realize, "hey, this guy isn't moving," yet I keep walking and assume they'll move. You know that they are thinking the exact same thing, while at the same time, trying to avoid the ultimate 'dance.' I'm sorry folks, but it's going to happen, even if you plan out your course, which you know - is assuming the other guy will move - is not going to work. As you draw nearer to the stranger and no one has moved, 'the dance' begins...you go to the right and so does the stranger, you go to the left, as does he, this little dance continues for what can feel like an eternity and finally ends when you both decide to part ways; you go right and he goes left. You both say sorry, your mouth turns up out of frustration and embarassment, and then you laugh and get on with your day, hoping to avoid another one of those awkward moments that happens everyday.

I honestly try to avoid 'the dance' as much as possible, but then I start thinking about it way to much when I'm out walking about and I become obsessed with it and it becomes a part of me. I'll see someone 20 feet away from me and plan to not have that dance with them, you know, it's just too awkward, especially since it occurs on a daily basis.

I would say I have a way to avoid it, but you know, I honestly don't. Perhaps if there is someone out there who knows how to avoid this, do tell.

Thanks for listening,

Ceej